The Travel Committee received 61 sponsorship requests (13 more than the last year). The information has been cross-checked (speakers, GSoC students and mentors, travel costs, arrival dates, etc.) and now we are working on the accommodation costs.
| 7 | Females |
| 54 | Males |
| 18 | Speakers |
| 11 | Google Summer of Code students |
| 6 | Google Summer of Code mentors |
| 39 | Members of GNOME Foundation (4 GSoC students) |
| 7 | Requested only accommodation |
| 5 | Requested only travel fare |
In total, we were requested US$49,578.- for travel fares. However, we will not sponsor the train from Amsterdam (Schiphol) to Den Haag because it costs €7,60 (one-way) and we think it is an affordable amount of money. Hence, we can save €15,2 per every travel request (~US$1,100.-), which might help us to sponsor more people.
Having that in consideration plus better airfares we were able to find, we would need US$41,738.- instead of US$49,578.-
On the other hand, we would need around 28 double rooms. However, the accommodation costs this year are higher than the costs when the bid was presented. It would not be a big deal for 1 or 2 people, but it is different when you are booking for 55 people (5/6 nights each).
Every euro/dollar counts.
Hi German,
A quick web search showed cheap hotel or campsite options in the Hague – do you know if Koen or anyone else has queried the campsite yet for a very-low-cost option?
Dave.